I recently worked with an MD who was struggling to build connection with their employees. They reported feeling deflated at the end of ‘All Hands’ meetings. No one asked questions, they were met with a blank sea of faces. People didn’t seem engaged. Worse… they didn’t...
Leading a business takes passion and commitment. But what happens when that passion spills over the edge of your communication and damages relationships? If you find that your emotions sometimes dominate the way you communicate with your people, you're not alone. I worked with an MD who...
When we take time to listen to our people and their challenges, we have the opportunity to take action. To either do something about the challenge, or at least explain why we're choosing to NOT do something about it....
One simple (but not always easy) technique to try today - BEAT THE VALUES DRUM...
“Who is that guy?” “Mmmm, I think he’s got something to do with sales?" I heard this frantic, whispered conversation at the last All Hands event I attended. The ‘guy’ in question, was actually the MD of the business. The one who’d grown the business from nothing to...
It’s easy to feel stuck at any time in life. But when life throws curve balls like national lockdowns, the feeling of being trapped, hemmed in and out of control can spell trouble. This is particularly troublesome if you’re the leader of a business and...
As we all get used to the blended world of working remotely, it’s time to embed some robust processes to enable the ‘usual’ running of your business, whatever the outlook for the next few months. While many of businesses have been hesitant to take on new...
It’s been a tough news weekend this weekend. As we look forward to a second lock down, the ebbs and flows of this pandemic keep on coming. There are lots of tough decisions being made in businesses right now. As leaders navigate the future, it’s...
This month is World Mental Health Day. For as long as there has been human life, there has been a struggle with mental health. And yet, even in these enlightened times, there’s still such a stigma attached to mental health, to talking about our emotions...
As the UK eases out of lockdown and take steps to return to ‘normal’ this month, here are five simple steps you can take to connect, engage and keep your team going through yet another period of change. Dealing with change at any time can cause...